#PeoplesHistory | Today we remember and honor Ernestina "Titina" Silá, a leading figure in the fight against Portuguese colonialism and one of the first women to form part of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC).
#OTD in 1973, she was ambushed by Portuguese forces and killed when she was on her way to the funeral of Pan-Africanist leader Amilcar Cabral. She remains a symbol of the key role of women in the struggle against imperialism and neocolonialism across the world.

Tens of thousands of people took part in “Invasion Day” protests in cities and towns across Australia.

The protests highlighted the ongoing oppression of Indigenous peoples under colonial occupation, and opposed the celebration of ‘Australia Day,’ which falls on January 26—the anniversary of the British invasion of the lands now known as Australia, in 1788.
📲 Read the full article by Arama Rata on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/30/invasion-day-protests-draw-tens-of-thousands-across-australia/

“Fascists never stop being fascists—history has taught us that you don’t make pacts with them,” Die Linke wrote.

Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has accepted support from the far-right to pass a parliamentary motion, leaving liberal parties scrambling ahead of next month’s general elections.

📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/30/germanys-alliance-against-the-far-right-cracks-as-cdu-leans-on-afd-for-support/

Trump’s recent executive order detailing “Additional Measures to Combat Anti-Semitism” is denounced as an attack on free speech.

“To all the resident aliens who joined in the pro-jihadist protests, we put you on notice: come 2025, we will find you, and we will deport you,” said Trump in a statement.
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https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/30/trump-attacks-student-movement-pledges-to-deport-hamas-sympathizers-on-campuses/

🇪🇨 Indigenous leader and presidential candidate Leonidas Iza in dialogue with Peoples Dispatch.

Ecuador heads to the polls for general elections on February 9, in a moment of unprecedented multidimensional crisis. In recent years, the country has made headlines internationally for the unprecedented uptick in violent crime, the year-long state of emergency and declaration of armed conflict, the continued attacks on public institutions and programs, the state-mandated violation of the Vienna Convention and Mexican sovereignty, and an increase in state violence and crime against oppressed communities.

16 people are contesting in the February 9 elections for the office of president.

Watch the full interview on our YouTube.
https://youtu.be/Sul4T-BQpGs

🇲🇽Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that Mexico is ready for the 25% tariffs that will begin on February 1. She also warns that it is the US economy that will be most impacted by the steep tariffs, but that Mexico is prepared for any situation.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DFgGB01tOf6/

Nine countries including South Africa, Namibia, and Chile formed the Hague Group to hold Israel accountable for its crimes.

📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/01/31/nine-nations-aim-to-hold-israel-accountable-for-crimes-against-humanity-and-implement-arms-embargo/

The new law amends an existing law adopted in 2016 by introducing criminal offenses and harsher punishments for spreading “fake news”. The law also has provisions of increased state oversight of digital and social media platforms and provides for the creation of new regulatory bodies for social media content.

📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/03/pakistani-journalists-and-opposition-parties-demand-repeal-of-draconian-digital-media-law/

Reports indicate that the fighting has already led to casualties, including several UN peacekeepers and at least 700 people since last Sunday, according to the United Nations. Over 700,000 people have also been displaced.

📲 Read the full article on our website.
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/03/the-rwanda-backed-m23-offensive-a-battle-for-congos-resources/

During the XII Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) on Monday, February 3, member countries met virtually to discuss several issues that have arisen from recent geopolitical developments.

Indeed, the beginning of Donald Trump’s mandate, together with his immigration policy of massive deportations, the new tariff measures he announced on his neighbors, and the quest to keep Cuba diplomatically and economically ostracized, among others, brought ALBA member countries together to discuss the necessary precautions to face this new US administration.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/05/we-must-remain-united-for-the-defense-of-our-peoples-alba-stands-against-trump/

As China surges ahead in critical technologies, Washington debates not how to compete, but how to stop China’s rise–even through war.

Vijay Prashad writes

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/05/washingtons-fantasy-of-a-war-against-china/

The first batch of Indian migrants deported from the US landed in the north Indian city of Amritsar on Wednesday, February 5. They had left San Antonio in Texas on Monday in a military C-17 aircraft.

Out of the total 205 migrants reported to be on board the C-17, 25 were women and 13 children. Most of the deported migrants originally came from the Indian states of Gujarat and Punjab. Government officials reportedly have said that only after all documents are verified, their citizenship is confirmed, and their “criminal records” are checked, the deportees would be allowed to leave the airport.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/05/first-batch-of-indian-deportees-arrives-in-handcuffs-with-the-full-approval-of-modi-government/

Hezbollah Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, announced in a televised speech on Sunday, February 2, that a funeral procession of the resistance group’s late Secretary General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, alongside late head of executive council, Hashem Safieddine, will be held on February 23, under the banner “We shall keep the covenant.”

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/06/hezbollah-to-hold-nasrallah-and-safieddines-funeral-on-february-23/

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has ushered in the most aggressive immigration crackdown in modern US history–one that extends far beyond the country’s borders. His administration is rapidly expanding deportation efforts, detaining migrants in offshore facilities, and striking controversial agreements with Latin American and Caribbean nations to outsource detention and enforcement.

The legal and human rights implications of this strategy remain murky, as does the extent of Trump’s authority to operate detention centers outside US soil.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/06/trumps-global-immigration-offensive-detention-deportation-and-resistance/

Two weeks ahead of Germany’s general election, much of the buzz is focused on the popularity of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The party is currently polling at around 22% of the vote, trailing behind the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) but significantly ahead of the parties that formed the recently collapsed coalition government—the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens, and the Free Democratic Party.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/06/springtime-for-militarization-winter-for-social-rights-in-germany/

As Trump’s administration escalates immigration enforcement raids across the United States, detaining around 1,000 immigrants on a daily basis in sweeping arrests, the movement against harsh measures has grown. Protests have been called for the weekend of February 7 through 9 to oppose Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Demonstrations have been scheduled in cities across the country including Riverside, California; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; San Antonio, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska; Chicago, Illinois; New York City; Phoenix, Arizona; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Indianapolis, Indiana.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/06/actions-planned-across-the-us-in-opposition-to-immigration-raids/

🇲🇦🇵🇸Moroccan activist Ismail Al-Ghazawi was released from jail on Wednesday, February 5, after the Casablanca Court of Appeals reduced his sentence from one year to four months. Having already served two months, the court suspended the duration of the pro-Palestinian activist’s sentence. Ghazawi is a member of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement in Morocco.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/06/pro-palestinian-activist-ismail-al-ghazawi-freed-in-morocco/

🇪🇨 Ecuadorians head to the polls on February 9 to elect a new president and legislative representatives. The election is shaping up to be a contest between continuity and reformism.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/07/ecuadors-presidential-election-noboa-and-gonzalez-lead-in-a-polarized-race/

🇮🇳After spending six years in jail without trial, Indian activists Rona Wilson and Sudhir Dhawle were finally granted bail.

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2025/02/07/after-six-years-in-jail-two-activists-accused-in-indias-bhima-koregaon-case-released-on-bail/